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Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery

Arizona rates for HCPCS 61611

Deliberate closing off of a major artery at the base of the skull during complex surgery in that area, when a tumor or an injured artery cannot be dealt with in any other way. It is performed as part of a larger operation rather than on its own.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Closure Of A Skull-Base Artery cost?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $479 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$479$427 to $589
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$1,905 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $832 to $6,607Professionalmedian $479 · 10th to 90th $407 to $1,230
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,467professional $479

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,918.31
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 19.5 times more in California than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $562 · 35th of 51
CA $8,511VT $437

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.